More than 100 Penn State student-athletes are scheduled to graduate during Commencement exercises this weekend on the University Park campus. Nittany Lion student-athletes from 26 of 27 programs (track and field/cross country are combined) have been approved to receive their diplomas.

Logan Steckel decided to attend Penn State York because he wanted to play basketball. He makes no apologies for basing his decision on a sport, but Steckel not only had outstanding success on the basketball court, he also excelled in the classroom. Thanks to a successful internship experience, he graduates Friday, May 8, with a job at a local company.

R. Seth Williams, Philadelphia’s district attorney and Penn State alumnus, will be the speaker at Penn State Brandywine’s spring commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 9, in the Commons Building Gymnasium on campus.

Penn State Lehigh Valley is gearing up for commencement on May 9. The campus is once again using #psulvgrad on its Twitter, Instagram and Facebook platforms throughout the weeks leading up to commencement and during the May 9 event to celebrate the festivities.

For the first time in its history, Penn State Berks will hold two separate ceremonies for its spring commencement. On Saturday, May 9, the first commencement ceremony will be held for students graduating from the EBC (Engineering, Business, and Computing) Division at 10 a.m. The second ceremony for students graduating from the HASS (Humanities and Social Sciences) Division and the Science Division will be held at 2 p.m. Both ceremonies will be held outside on the Perkins Plaza, in front of the Perkins Student Center. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremonies will be held in the Beaver Community Center.

This spring Penn State expects to award 13,381 diplomas to students University-wide who are completing 433 associate, 10,916 baccalaureate, 1,437 master’s, 202 law, 262 doctoral and 131 medical degrees, bringing the University’s number of graduates to an estimated total of more than 760,238. At University Park, four students are expected to receive associate degrees, while 8,800 will be awarded baccalaureate degrees. Approximately 976 master’s degree students are expected to graduate, as are 258 doctoral degree candidates. Following is a compilation of commencement ceremonies and speaker information for Penn State’s 24 locations.

Penn State York is celebrating its 14th annual fall commencement at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center) at the campus. For Aida Santos, graduating with a degree in human development and family studies (HD FS), and Jacob Moore, graduating with a bachelor of science in science, the road to graduation wasn’t an easy one, but they never quit.

More than 5,000 diplomas will be awarded to Penn State students Dec. 18-20 at ceremonies on Penn State campuses around the Commonwealth. Penn State's Office of Social Media once again wants graduates and their families and friends to share the momentous occasion by using #PSUgrad with cap-and-gown, ceremony and celebration photos.